...complex restorative cases. According to the American College of Prosthodontist’s Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index, the complexity of treatment for a dentate patient increases when pathology involves the coronal tooth structure in...

...CBCT be utilized for diagnosing periodontal disease? The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) published a best evidence consensus on CBCT in 2017. This was an effort to seek out the...

Poor oral health reduces the economic vitality of American society by increasing healthcare costs and limiting workforce participation. This is a key finding in “Oral Health in America: Implications for...

...activities.4,6 Widely underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed, ME/CFS affects an estimated 1% to 3% of the population worldwide, including 2.5 million Americans.4,7 Approximately 75% of those impacted are women, with Hispanic,…

...Hedgecoe, DDS. Adapted with permission, Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry. ©2022. American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. All rights reserved. 608-222-8583; AACD.com. American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry 800-543-9220 AACD.com From…

...2019. The analysis utilizes a nationally representative sample containing all Medicaid claims from 13 de-identified states obtained from the IBM Watson Medicaid MarketScan Database…

...procedure lasting longer than an hour should be supplemented with 10 to 20 mg of prednisone the day of the surgery and for at least one day postoperatively.26 ORAL MANIFESTATIONS...